One of the NHL's newest teams, the Columbus Blue Jackets took to the ice for the first time on October 7,2000.The team's nickname was selected from suggestions by fans.This blog is for the thousands of Columbus Bluejackets hockey fans.Post your comments about the Bluejackets and "GO Jackets"

Monday, July 13, 2009

The Columbus Blue Jackets will play an eight-game preseason schedule, including four home games at Nationwide Arena, prior to their ninth National Hockey League season, the club announced Monday.The complete schedule:

Saturday, July 04, 2009

The Columbus Blue Jackets and star winger Rick Nash have agreed on an eight-year, $62.4 million contract extension through 2018 with talk of a salary cap hit in the $8 million range and a no-movement clause. The contract was finalized on Friday, with an annual cap hit of $7.8 million, a no-movement clause in the first five years and a limited NMC in the final three "Rick is a Blue Jacket. He is our captain, the foundation of our team and one of the elite players in the National Hockey League," said team general manager.